UNIVERSITY OF KOTA, KOTA
Academic year 2020-21
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
M.A- History Semester Scheme Exam.-2021
UNIVERSITY OF KOTA
MBS Marg, Swami Vivekanand Nagar, Kota - 324 005, Rajasthan, India
Website: uok.ac.in
(Semester- IV)
Paper-I Paper - 4.1
HIS-641
History of India (1656-1707)
Unit-I(a) War of Succession.
(b) Auragzeb as a Mughal Emperor.
Unit-II
(a) Aurangzeb’s Deccan policy.
(b) The problem of North-East and North-West frontier.
Unit-III
(a) Aurangzeb’s Religious Policy.
(b) Relation with Rajput states.
Unit-IV
(a) Jagirdari crisis under the Mughal rule.
(b) Popular Revolts and movements during Aurangzeb’s reign- Jatt, satnami, Sikh, Afgan, Bundel.
Unit-V
(a) Rise of Marathas : Shivaji conquests and Administration.
(b) Mughal Maratha relations.
Books Recommended:-
1. J.N. Sarkar : (i) A History of Aurangzeb (Also in Hindi).
(ii) Shivaji and his times.
2. Satish Chandra : Parties and politics at the Mughal Court (1707-1740).
3. Athar Ali : Mughal Nobility under Aurangzeb.
4. S.R. Sharma : Religious policy of the Mughal Emperors.
5. R.C. Majundar (ed) : The History and culture of the Indian people, vol VII, the Mughal Empire.
6. Satish Chandra : e/;dkyhu Hkkjr ¼Hkkx&2½ 7. A.L. Srivastva : eqxydkyhu Hkkjr
8. R.P Tripathi : Rise and fall of Mughal empire (Also in Hindi)
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Paper-II Paper -4.2
HIS-642 Medieval Society
Unit-I
(a) Ruling Classes, Ulema.
(b) Position of women.
Unit-II
(a) Structure of Hindu and Muslim society.
(b) Slavery.
Unit-III
(a) Bhakti Movement (b) Sufism.
Unit-IV
(a) Rural and Urban Life.
(b) Fairs and Festivals.
Unit-V
(a) Culture of royal courts.
(b) Composite Culture.
Books Recommended:-
1. K.M. Ashraf : Life and Condition of the people of Hindustan (also in Hindi).
2. A.B. Pandey : Society and Government of Medieval India (also in Hindi) 3. P.N. Chopra : Society and Culture in Mughal Age.
4. H.P. Dwivedi : Madhyakal Mein Bhakti Andolan.
5. Dr. Harphool Singh Arya : Madhyakaleen Samaj Dharma, Kala Aur Vastukala.
6. Percy Brown : (i) Indian Architecture (Islamic Period) (ii) Mughal paintings.
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Paper-III Paper 4.3 HIS-643
India Under Later Mughals (1707-1761)
Unit-I
(a) Later Mughals – Bahadur Shah –I, Farukhsiar, Mohmadsaha.
(b) Disintegration of Mughal empire.
(c) Role of King Makers.
Unit-II
(c) Maratha expansion under Peshwas (d) Maratha administration.
Unit-III
(a) Rise of New Principalities – Awadh, Hydrabad, Bengal Ruhelkhand.
(b) Mughal Rajput relations : role of Sawai Jai Singh.
Unit-IV
(a) Advent of Europeans in India Portuges, Dutch, French.
(b) East India Company.
Unit-V
(a) Nadirshah’s invasion and its consequence Factors responsible for the decline and downfall of Mughal Empire.
(b) Circumstances Leading to the third Battle of Panipat.
Books Recommended:-
1. R.P. Tripathi : Some aspects of muslim Administration.
2. R.P. Tripathi : Rise and fall of the Mughal Empire (Also in Hindi) 3. Satish Chandra : Uttar Kaleen Mughal Shasak.
4. W. Irvine : Later Mughals (2 volumes).
5. T.S. Shejvalkar : Panipat 1761 (Also in Hindi).
6. S.R. Sharma : Mughal Empire in India (Also in Hindi).
7. J.N. Sarkar : Fall of Mughal Empire (4Volumes).
8. A.L. Srivastava : eqxydkyhu Hkkjr (1526-1803).
9. V.S. Bhatnagar : lokbZ t;flag vkSj mudk le;A 10. gfj’pUnz oekZ % e/;dkyhu Hkkjr Vol-I&II
Paper-IV Paper 4.4 HIS-644
Historians of Medieval India
Unit-I
(a) Minhas-us -Siraj, Hasan Nizami, Afif.
(b) Yahya Bin Ahmad Sarhindi, Isaami.
Unit-II
(a) Biographies and Auto-Biographies-Babarnama, Humayunama, Tuzuk-i- Jahangiri.
(b) Badayuni, Nizamuddin.
Unit-III
(a) Abdul Hamid Lahori, Khafi Khan.
(b) Iswardas Nagar, Sujaan Rai Khatri, Saqi Mustaid Khan.
Unit-IV
Account of foreign travelers- (a) Al-Biruni, Monserrate.
(b) Manuchi, Nicoloi conti.
Unit-V
Regional Sources-
(a) Rajput Bardic literature.
(b) Assamese Buranjis of Ahom Rulers, Marathi Bakhars and Shakavali.
Books Recommended:-
1. Hardy P : Historians of Medieval India.
2. K.A. Nizami- “ On History and Historians of Medieval India.
3. Jagdish Narayan Sarkar, History of History writing in Medieval India.
4. Dr. S.L. Nagauri, Madhyakalin Bharat Ke Pramukh Itihasakar.
5. K.S. Lal; Studies in Medieval Indian History.
6. Hukum Singh Bhati; Rajasthan ke itihaaskar (Bhag-1).
